Get the latest advice about your car

Get Started
Advice » Q&A » 1995 Ford Escort

Q&A

Ask Your Question

1995 Ford Escort

Question: transaxle and lower ball joint

Question

robbre45, 1.9L 4 Cylinder, Dunbar, WV, April 26, 2011, 05:46
Profile_thumbnail
 Rookie

I replaced both axle shafts and lower ball joints,now there is a vibration when i accelerate and a bad banging sound when i turn the wheel or hit a bump,could the front end need lined up.

2 Answers
Answer It
Flag This

  • Answer #1

    cogcan April 26, 2011, 06:42
    Profile_thumbnail
     Journeyman

    sounds like the shaft. are you sure you slid it all the way in til snap ring locked, i dont know if this is possible to do or not. check gap see if is the same on both sides

    Flag This

  • Reply

    Visitor, April 26, 2011, 09:51

    snap rings are locked, double checked that and all torque specs on bolts

    Reply
    Flag This

  • Answer #2

    mastertech6371 April 26, 2011, 07:56
    Profile_thumbnail
     Master

    hopefully you used new axles. it sounds like you have a bad inner joint which is common to this type of vibration.

    Roy

    Flag This

  • Reply

    Visitor, April 26, 2011, 09:53

    brand new axles, wheels are toed in bad on both sides

    Flag This

  • Reply

    mastertech6371, April 26, 2011, 10:01
    Profile_thumbnail
     Master

    you need to have it aligned at this point. was the toe in like this prior to the repair?

    Roy

    Flag This

  • Reply

    Visitor, April 26, 2011, 15:54

    No, it was actually toed out before i changed the ball joints, also it was 2 days before i changed ball joints, vibration didn't start until after ball joint replacement.

    Reply
    Flag This
Answer Ranks

This week's top 10

1 globalhelper 6 obdcar
2 milesauto 7 TimGoodreau
3 csubak30 8 raiderron
4 jose8889 9 Merrimack Auto
5 Autohaus Lake Norman 10 Camster